Furthermore, with Wang Xuan's physical and mental condition still unsatisfactory, Pure Yang Palace was virtually left with only Elder Lü Jinduan of the Eighth Heavenly Layer as its main pillar, leaving Elder Lü beyond tears. As for cultivators at the Seventh Heavenly Layer, only a handful remained, such as Jiang Yu and a few others. Pure Yang Palace had sunk to a nadir unseen in over a thousand years.
Worse still was the public's current perception of them. Who knew if, among those who remained, agents of the Mortal Tao Country still lurked? Even if there truly were none, this still served as a perfect pretext for some to suppress Pure Yang Palace. The difficulty Pure Yang Palace faced in surviving this current trough was plain to see.
"Yue Xiling's involvement was likely minimal; otherwise, the outcome of the Mount Shu Sect's division would have been different," Xu Yuanzhen casually remarked.
